diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 593844b..26ea12d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,41 @@
 nypl-digital-collections
 ========================
 
-Library to access the New York Public Library's Digital Collections API
\ No newline at end of file
+Library to access the New York Public Library's [Digital Collections API](http://api.repo.nypl.org).
+
+Basics: 
+
+````python
+from nyplcollections import NYPLsearch
+
+# Create search object
+nypl = NYPLsearch(API_KEY)
+````
+
+Methods:
+* NYPLsearch.captures
+* NYPLsearch.mods
+* NYPLsearch.search
+* NYPLsearch.uuid
+
+Search:
+
+````python
+cats = self.nypl.search('cats')
+
+cats.results
+# [...]
+````
+
+MODS:
+
+````python
+# Get a MODS record based on uuid
+mods = nypl.mods('acfeeb2d-7c5e-4ce7-e040-e00a180644aa')
+
+mods.status_code
+200
+
+mods.results
+# {...}
+````
diff --git a/nyplcollections/__init__.py b/nyplcollections/__init__.py
index e78cd29..066ae5c 100644
--- a/nyplcollections/__init__.py
+++ b/nyplcollections/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+__all__ = ['nyplcollections']
 from .nyplcollections import NYPLsearch
diff --git a/nyplcollections/nyplcollections.py b/nyplcollections/nyplcollections.py
index c245c2f..322a8eb 100644
--- a/nyplcollections/nyplcollections.py
+++ b/nyplcollections/nyplcollections.py
@@ -1,70 +1,107 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-
 import requests
-import xmltodict
 
 
 class NYPLsearch(object):
-    raw_results = None
-    results = None
-    error = None
 
-    def __init__(self, token, format='json', page=1, per_page=10):
-        self.token = token
-        self.page = page
-        self.per_page = per_page
-        self.format = format
+    def __init__(self, token, page=None, per_page=None):
+        self._token = token
+        self.format = 'json'
+        self.page = page or 1
+        self.per_page = per_page or 10
         self.base = "http://api.repo.nypl.org/api/v1/items"
 
-    # Return the captures for a given uuid
-    # optional value withTitles=yes
     def captures(self, uuid, withTitles=False):
-        return self._get('/'.join([self.base, uuid]),
-                         {'withTitles': 'yes' if withTitles else 'no'})
+        """Return the captures for a given uuid
+            optional value withTitles=yes"""
+        picker = lambda x: x.get('capture', [])
+        return self._get((uuid,), picker, withTitles='yes' if withTitles else 'no')
 
-    # Return the item-uuid for a identifier.
     def uuid(self, type, val):
-        return self._get('/'.join([self.base, type, val]))
+        """Return the item-uuid for a identifier"""
+        picker = lambda x: x.get('uuid', x)
+        return self._get((type, val), picker)
+
+    def search(self, q, field=None, page=None, per_page=None):
+        """Search across all (without field) or in specific field
+        (valid fields at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-outline.html)"""
 
-    # Search across all (without field) or in specific field
-    # (valid fields at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-outline.html)
-    def search(self, q, field=None):
-        params = {'q': q}
-        if field:
-            params['field'] = field
+        def picker(results):
+            if type(results['result']) == list:
+                return results['result']
+            else:
+                return [results['result']]
 
-        return self._get('/'.join([self.base, 'search']), params)
+        return self._get(('search',), picker, q=q, field=field, page=page, per_page=per_page)
 
-    # Return a mods record for a given uuid
     def mods(self, uuid):
-        return self._get('/'.join([self.base, 'mods', uuid]))
+        """Return a mods record for a given uuid"""
+        picker = lambda x: x.get('mods', {})
+        return self._get(('mods', uuid), picker)
 
-    # Generic get which handles call to api and setting of results
-    # Return: results dict
-    def _get(self, url, params=None):
-        self.raw_results = self.results = None
+    def _get(self, components, picker, **params):
+        """Generic get which handles call to api and setting of results
+        Return: Results object"""
+        url = '/'.join((self.base,) + components)
 
-        headers = {"Authorization": "Token token=" + self.token}
-        params = params or dict()
-        params['page'] = self.page
-        params['per_page'] = self.per_page
+        headers = {"Authorization": "Token token=" + self._token}
+
+        params['page'] = params.get('page') or self.page
+        params['per_page'] = params.get('per_page') or self.per_page
 
         r = requests.get(".".join([url, self.format]),
                          params=params,
                          headers=headers)
 
-        self.raw_results = r.text
-        self.results = self._to_dict(r)['nyplAPI']['response']
+        _next = self._nextify(components, picker, params)
 
-        if self.results['headers']['status'] == 'error':
-            self.error = {
-                'code': self.results['headers']['code'],
-                'message': self.results['headers']['message']
-            }
-        else:
-            self.error = None
+        return Result(r, picker, _next)
+
+    def _nextify(self, components, picker, params):
+        params['page'] = 1 + params.get('page', 0)
+        return lambda: self._get(components, picker, **params)
+
+
+class Result(object):
+
+    '''Iterable wrapper for responses from NYPL API'''
+    error = None
 
-        return self.results
+    def __init__(self, request_object, picker, _next):
+        self.raw = request_object.text
+        self.status_code = request_object.status_code
 
-    def _to_dict(self, r):
-        return r.json() if self.format == 'json' else xmltodict.parse(r.text)
+        self._next = _next
+
+        response = request_object.json().get('nyplAPI', {})
+
+        try:
+            self.headers = response['response'].get('headers')
+
+            if self.headers['status'] == 'error':
+                self.error = {
+                    'code': self.headers['code'],
+                    'message': self.headers['message']
+                }
+
+            else:
+                self.request = response.get('request', {})
+
+                for k in ('numResults', 'totalPages', 'perPage', 'page'):
+                    v = self.request.get(k)
+                    if v:
+                        self.request[k] = int(v)
+
+                if response['response'].get('numResults'):
+                    self.count = int(response['response']['numResults'])
+
+                self.results = picker(response['response'])
+
+        except IndexError:
+            raise IndexError("Couldn't parse response.")
+
+    def next(self):
+        if self.request.get('totalPages') > self.request.get('page'):
+            return self._next()
+        else:
+            raise StopIteration
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d3f7bab..d454c08 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 setup(
     name="nyplcollections",
-    version="1",
+    version="1.1",
     description="new york public library image collections api",
     author="nick mohoric",
     author_email="nick.mohoric@gmail.com",
     install_requires=[
-        "xmltodict",
         "requests"
     ],
     packages=['nyplcollections'],
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3dfc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from nyplcollections import NYPLsearch
+import unittest
+
+# todo: use mock to mock in NYPL responses
+
+KEY = # insert your key here
+
+class TestNYPLsearch(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.nypl = NYPLsearch(KEY)
+
+    def test_search(self):
+        cats = self.nypl.search('cats')
+
+        assert 200 == cats.status_code
+
+        assert cats.request['perPage'] == 10
+
+        assert cats.results
+
+        assert len(cats.results)
+
+        assert cats.results[0].get('uuid')
+
+
+    def test_next(self):
+        cats = self.nypl.search('cats')
+        mor_cats = next(cats)
+        assert 200 == mor_cats.status_code
+
+    def test_search_fields(self):
+        maps = self.nypl.search('cartographic', field='typeOfResource')
+
+        assert 200 == maps.status_code
+
+        assert maps.results
+
+        assert maps.results[0].get('uuid')
+
+    def test_per_page(self):
+        cats = self.nypl.search('cats', per_page=1)
+        assert len(cats.results) == 1
+
+    def test_mods(self):
+        uuid = '510d47dd-ab68-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99'
+        hades = '423990'
+        mods = self.nypl.mods(uuid)
+        assert 200 == mods.status_code
+
+        identifiers = mods.results['identifier']
+        u = [i for i in identifiers if i['type'] == 'local_hades']
+        assert u[0]['$'] == hades
+
+        assert mods.results['titleInfo'][1]['title']['$'] == u'Gowanus Bay - Brooklyn - 30th Street Pier.'
+
+    def test_uuid(self):
+        uuid = self.nypl.uuid('local_hades', '1017240')
+
+        assert 200 == uuid.status_code
+        assert 'ecaf7d80-c55f-012f-e3c7-58d385a7bc34' == uuid.results
+
+    def test_captures(self):
+        captures = self.nypl.captures('5fa75050-c6c7-012f-e24b-58d385a7bc34')
+
+        assert 200 == captures.status_code
+
+        assert 125 == captures.count
+
+        assert type(captures.results) == list
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/testsample.py b/tests/testsample.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0255648..0000000
--- a/tests/testsample.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import NYPLsearch
-
-def test_numbers_3_4():
-    assert 3 * 4 == 12